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2 Esdras 3:28

In 2 translations

KJV: Are their deeds then any better that inhabit Babylon, that they should therefore have the dominion over Sion?
WEB: “Then I said in my heart, ‘Are their deeds of those who inhabit Babylon any better? Is that why it gained dominion over Zion?’